PELOTON INTERACTIVE, INC. (PTON) FY 2023 MD&A
This page reproduces the company's own Item 7 MD&A text from the linked SEC filing. It is filer text, not grepcent analysis, scoring, or investment advice.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. As discussed in the section titled "Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements," the following discussion and analysis contains forward looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other important factors that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below and those discussed in the section titled "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
A discussion of our results of operations for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 compared to the year ended June 30, 2021 is included our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on September 7, 2022 (File No. 001-39058) under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
Overview
Peloton is a leading global fitness company with a highly engaged community of over 6.5 million Members as of June 30, 2023. A category innovator at the nexus of fitness, technology, and media, Peloton's first-of-its-kind subscription platform seamlessly combines innovative hardware, distinctive software, and exclusive content. Its world-renowned instructors coach and motivate Members to be the best version of themselves anytime, anywhere. We define a “Member” as any individual who has a Peloton account through a paid Connected Fitness Subscription or a paid Peloton App Membership, and completes 1 or more completed workouts in the trailing 12 month period. We define a completed workout as either completing at least 50% of an instructor-led class, scenic ride or run, or ten or more minutes of “Just Ride”, “Just Run”, or “Just Row” mode.
Our Connected Fitness Products portfolio includes the Peloton Bike, Bike+, Tread, Tread+, Guide, and Row. Access to the Peloton App is available with an All Access or Guide Membership for Members who have Connected Fitness Products or through a standalone App Membership with multiple Membership tiers. Our revenue is generated primarily from recurring Subscription revenue and the sale of our Connected Fitness Products. We are additionally focused on growing our Paid App subscribers, including through efforts such as our recent branding and App relaunch in May 2023. We define a “Connected Fitness Subscription” as a person, household, or commercial property, such as a hotel or residential building, who has either paid for a subscription to a Connected Fitness Product (a Connected Fitness Subscription with a successful credit card billing or with prepaid subscription credits or waivers) or requested a “pause” to their subscription for up to three months.
Our financial profile has been characterized by strong retention, recurring revenue, and efficient customer acquisition. Our low Average Net Monthly Connected Fitness Churn, together with our high Subscription Contribution Margin, yields an attractive lifetime value (“LTV”) for our Connected Fitness Subscriptions well in excess of our customer acquisition costs (“CAC”). Maintaining an attractive LTV/CAC ratio is a primary goal of our customer acquisition strategy.
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2023 Update and Recent Developments
Quarterly and Recent Highlights
Operations
Increasing the efficiency of our operations remains a top priority, and we continue to make progress across a range of operational functions. Within our hardware COGS, middle and last mile costs per unit declined 22% year over year in the three months ended June 30, 2023, reflecting our warehouse consolidation efforts and continued collaboration with our third-party logistics partners.
We continue to make progress on reducing costs across our general and administrative (G&A) functions and sales and marketing (S&M). Within G&A, we reduced professional and legal fees (excluding settlements) by over 37% year over year in the three months ended June 30, 2023. We've succeeded in reducing our legal, IT, insurance, and staff augmentation expenses and see opportunity to drive further savings through fiscal year 2024. Reducing the fixed spending portion of our S&M expenses has been a key priority during fiscal year 2023, and we've made substantial progress. In the three months ended June 30, 2023, fixed spending within S&M decreased by over 25% year over year. The largest driver of fixed cost savings is our ongoing reduction of our first-party retail footprint. To date, we've closed 67 retail showrooms, and we will continue optimizing our showroom footprint over the course of fiscal year 2024.
Content, Software and Community
On May 23, 2023, we launched our new App Membership Tiers. Peloton now offers five distinct Membership tiers - three newly launched App Membership Tiers (Free, App One, and App+), as well as the existing All-Access Membership (Connected Fitness Subscription for Peloton equipment owners) and Guide Membership (for Guide owners who don't also own a Peloton Bike, Bike+, Peloton Tread, or Peloton Row). The new App tiers allow beginners and enthusiasts alike to work out with or without equipment – at home, outdoors or at their gym – independently or with instruction.
We also launched Peloton Gym for each of our App tiers. Peloton Gym offers step-by-step, self-guided workouts designed by Peloton Instructors that Members can take to the gym or on the go. As with all of our App features, Peloton Gym leverages our unparalleled Instructor expertise, combined with Member feedback, to enrich our Strength modality experience over time.
For our All-Access Members, we continue to deliver on our promise of an always-improving experience across Bike, Bike+, Tread, Row, and Guide. We expanded upon our gamification experiences by launching Lanebreak on Tread globally. Peloton Tread Members can now engage in an immersive, gaming-inspired workout, an experience that was previously only offered on Bike and Bike+. We also have made iterations to Run
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Achievements on Tread, helping Members more easily track and measure their performance. On the personal records page, Tread Members are now able to view their current run achievements alongside their output personal record ("PR").
Building on our successful launch of our Bike/Bike+ rental program in the U.S. and Canada, we were pleased to bring our rental program to Germany, beginning August 9th. While we continue to optimize our rental program, our data continues to show that rentals are incremental to our subscription base, and we’re excited about expanding this low-cost, commitment-free Connected Fitness offering for Members.
We also have been testing and implementing improvements to the discovery experience and personalization algorithms, continuing efforts to showcase new content and help Members better find what they’re looking for with ease. For example, following a successful beta test, in August we launched personalized workout plans for Guide users. Research shows that both Members and prospective Members are looking for more help making progress and staying motivated to their fitness goals. Personalized Plans takes progressive, goal-based plans created by fitness experts and personalizes the recommendations to fit a Member’s interests, starting first with the goal of “Getting Stronger". We also launched 8 new rows of personalized recommendations on Tread and added a new layer of organization within our larger Class Collections (such as Artist Series) on Bike/Bike+, Tread, and Row.
We draw inspiration from the incredible Peloton community every day. Millions strong, the Peloton community drives us to be the best we can be, and their enthusiasm for Peloton led us to create our annual New York based Homecoming event in 2016 to celebrate their achievements and give Members special access to Instructors and unique Peloton experiences. This summer we've re-imagined Homecoming by creating "Peloton on Tour", a five-city, three-country traveling tour. We debuted Peloton on Tour in Los Angeles (July 13-15), then visited Atlanta (August 17-19), and will be visiting Chicago, Berlin and London in the coming months. Participating Members are able to attend live classes, participate in friendly fitness competitions, and join panel discussions and Instructor meet and greets. Member response has been very positive, and we're eager to apply learnings from this inaugural tour so we can continue to evolve our approach to in-person events that celebrate our unique Peloton community.
Restructuring Plan
In February 2022, we announced and began implementing a restructuring plan to realign our operational focus to support our multi-year growth, scale the business, and improve costs (the “Restructuring Plan”). The Restructuring Plan originally included: (i) reducing our headcount; (ii) closing several assembly and manufacturing plants, including the completion and subsequent sale of the shell facility for our previously planned Peloton Output Park; (iii) closing and consolidating several distribution facilities; and (iv) shifting to third-party logistics providers in certain locations. We expect the Restructuring Plan to be substantially implemented by the end of fiscal 2024.
In fiscal year 2023 we continued to take actions to implement the Restructuring Plan. On July 12, 2022, we announced we are exiting all owned-manufacturing operations and expanding our current relationship with Taiwanese manufacturer, Rexon Industrial Corp. Additionally, on August 12, 2022, we announced our decision to perform the following additional restructuring activities: (i) fully transitioning our North American Field Operations to third-party providers, including the significant reduction of our delivery workforce teams; (ii) eliminating a significant number of roles on the North America Member Support team and exiting our real-estate footprints in our Plano and Tempe locations; and (iii) reducing our retail showroom presence.
Total charges related to the Restructuring Plan were $332.4 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, consisting of cash charges of $85.1 million for severance and other personnel costs and $19.3 million for exit and disposal costs and professional fees, and non-cash charges of $139.3 million related to non-inventory asset write-downs and write-offs, $85.0 million for stock-based compensation expense and $3.7 million for write-offs of inventory related to restructuring activities.
We’ve made progress in achieving goals in each category above. For example, we have reduced our negative Free Cash Flow from $(2.4) billion in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 to $(470.0) million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (and we have reduced our negative Net cash used in operating activities from $(2.0) billion in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 to $(387.6) million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023). Total operating expenses (excluding Goodwill impairment, Impairment expense, Restructuring expense, and Supplier settlements) decreased 25% year-over-year in fiscal year 2023 and we continue our work in looking for additional efficiencies. As of June 30, 2023, we've closed 66 retail showrooms and we will continue optimizing our showroom footprint over the course of fiscal year 2024. We expect substantial further improvements in fiscal year 2024 in the above as well as a number of other measures by which we measure the success of our Restructuring Plan.
In connection with the Restructuring Plan, we estimate that we will incur additional cash charges of approximately $40.0 million, primarily composed of lease termination and other exit costs, by the end of fiscal year 2024. Additionally, the Company expects to recognize additional non-cash charges of approximately $20.0 million during fiscal year 2024, primarily composed of non-inventory asset impairment charges in connection with the Restructuring Plan.
We may not be able to fully realize the cost savings and benefits initially anticipated from the Restructuring Plan, and the expected costs may be greater than expected. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—We may not successfully execute or achieve the expected benefits of our restructuring initiatives and other cost-saving measures we may take in the future, and our efforts may result in further actions and/or additional asset impairment charges and adversely affect our business.”
Tread+ and Tread Product Recall Return Reserves and Cost Estimates
On May 5, 2021, we announced separate, voluntary recalls of each of our Tread+ and Tread products in collaboration with the CPSC and halted sales of these products to work on product enhancements. Members were notified that they could return their Tread or Tread+ for a full refund, or wait until a solution is available. We announced a repair for the Tread in August 2021, shortly before resuming sales. In collaboration with the CPSC, on May 18, 2023, we jointly announced approval of a rear guard repair for the recalled Tread+, and which we are in the process of ramping
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up manufacturing. We will make this rear guard available to our Members who continue to own a Tread+ and, later, resume sales of the Tread+ from our existing inventory with the rear guard installed.
As a result of these recalls, we recognized a reduction to Connected Fitness Products revenue for actual and estimated future returns of $14.6 million, $48.9 million, and $81.1 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and a return reserve of $24.4 million and $39.9 million is included within Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets related to the impacts of the recall as of June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively. In addition, during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, the Company recognized an accrual for the cost associated with the Tread+ rear guard repair based on an amount that was deemed probable and reasonably estimable. We may continue to incur additional costs beyond what we have currently estimated to be probable and reasonably estimable which could include costs for which we have not accrued or established adequate reserves, including increases to the return reserves, inventory write-downs, logistics costs associated with Member requests to return or move their hardware, subscription waiver variable costs of service, anticipated recall-related hardware development and repair costs, and related legal and advisory fees. Recall charges are based upon estimates associated with our expected and historical consumer response rates.
Actual costs related to this matter may vary from the estimate, and may result in further impacts to our future results of operations and business. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Connected Fitness Products and Members—We may be subject to warranty claims that could result in significant direct or indirect costs, or we could experience greater product returns than expected, either of which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results.”
Bike Seat Post Recall
In May 2023, in collaboration with the CPSC, we announced a voluntary recall of the original Peloton model Bikes (not Bike+) seat posts sold in the U.S. from January 2018 to May 2023. We are offering Members a replacement seat post as the approved repair. As a result of this recall, we recognized $48.4 million for the cost to replace the bike seat posts based on an amount that was deemed probable and reasonably estimable, reflected in Connected Fitness Products cost of revenue in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. As of June 30, 2023, accruals of $42.2 million were included within Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet. We expect to incur the majority of the cost to replace affected Bike seat posts in the first six months of fiscal year 2024.
We may continue to incur additional costs beyond what we have currently estimated to be probable and estimable, including if the number of reported incidents materially increases. See “Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our Connected Fitness Products and Members — Our products and services may be affected from time to time by design and manufacturing defects or product safety issues, real or perceived, that could adversely affect our business and result in harm to our reputation.”
Key Operational and Business Metrics
In addition to the measures presented in our consolidated financial statements, we use the following key operational and business metrics to evaluate our business, measure our performance, develop financial forecasts, and make strategic decisions.
| Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||
| Ending Connected Fitness Subscriptions | 3,077,779 | 2,965,677 | 2,330,700 | |||||||
| Average Net Monthly Connected Fitness Churn | 1.2 | % | 1.0 | % | 0.6 | % | ||||
| Subscription Gross Profit (in millions) | $ | 1,122.1 | $ | 944.7 | $ | 541.7 | ||||
| Subscription Contribution (in millions)(1) | $ | 1,201.8 | $ | 994.2 | $ | 586.5 | ||||
| Subscription Gross Margin | 67.2 | % | 67.7 | % | 62.1 | % | ||||
| Subscription Contribution Margin(1) | 72.0 | % | 71.3 | % | 67.2 | % | ||||
| Net loss (in millions) | $ | (1,261.7) | $ | (2,827.7) | $ | (189.0) | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (in millions)(2) | $ | (208.5) | $ | (982.7) | $ | 253.7 | ||||
| Net Cash Used in Operating Activities (in millions) | $ | (387.6) | $ | (2,020.0) | $ | (239.7) | ||||
| Free Cash Flow (in millions)(3) | $ | (470.0) | $ | (2,357.4) | $ | (491.9) |
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(1) Please see the section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures—Subscription Contribution and Subscription Contribution Margin” for a reconciliation of Subscription Gross Profit to Subscription Contribution and an explanation of why we consider Subscription Contribution and Subscription Contribution Margin to be helpful measures for investors.
(2) Please see the section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures—Adjusted EBITDA” for a reconciliation of Net loss to Adjusted EBITDA and an explanation of why we consider Adjusted EBITDA to be a helpful measures for investors.
(3) Please see the section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures—Free Cash Flow” for a reconciliation of net cash used in operating activities to Free Cash Flow and an explanation of why we consider Free Cash Flow to be a helpful measures for investors.
Connected Fitness Subscriptions
Our ability to expand the number of Connected Fitness Subscriptions is an indicator of our market penetration and growth. We define a “Connected Fitness Subscription” as a person, household, or commercial property, such as a hotel or residential building, who has either paid for a subscription to a Connected Fitness Product (a Connected Fitness Subscription with a successful credit card billing or with prepaid
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subscription credits or waivers) or has paused their subscription for up to three months. We do not include canceled or unpaid Connected Fitness Subscriptions in the Connected Fitness Subscription count, with the exception of paused Connected Fitness Subscriptions. A subscription is canceled and ceases to be reflected in the above metrics as of the effective cancellation date, which is the Member’s next scheduled billing date.
Average Net Monthly Connected Fitness Churn
We use Average Net Monthly Connected Fitness Churn to measure the retention of our Connected Fitness Subscriptions. We define “Average Net Monthly Connected Fitness Churn” as Connected Fitness Subscription cancellations, net of reactivations, in the quarter, divided by the average number of beginning Connected Fitness Subscriptions in each month, divided by three months. When a Connected Fitness Subscription payment method fails, we communicate with our Members to update their payment method and make multiple attempts over several days to charge the payment method on file and reactivate the subscription. We cancel a Member’s Connected Fitness Subscription when it remains unpaid for two days after their billing cycle date. This metric does not include data related to our Peloton App subscriptions for Members who pay a monthly fee for access to our content library on their own devices.
Upcoming changes to our reporting metrics
Starting in fiscal year 2024, we are making changes to our reported operating metrics. We will no longer include paused Connected Fitness subscriptions in our new Ending Paid Connected Fitness Subscriptions metric, and will now treat a pause action as a churn event in our Average Net Monthly Paid Connected Fitness Subscription Churn as described below. In the first quarter of fiscal 2024, we also plan to report a new metric, Average Monthly Paid App Subscription Churn. These changes are designed to align our reported metrics more closely with our strategic priorities and provide additional disclosure for investors.
Ending Paid Connected Fitness Subscriptions
Ending Paid Connected Fitness Subscriptions will include all Connected Fitness Subscriptions for which we are currently receiving payment (a successful credit card billing or prepaid subscription credit or waiver). Historically, we have included a Connected Fitness Subscription that is paused for up to three months as a Connected Fitness Subscription. Because there is no payment on a paused subscription, we will no longer include paused Connected Fitness Subscriptions in our Ending Paid Connected Fitness Subscription count. The below table compares how Ending Paid Connected Fitness Subscriptions compares to our previous definition:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
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| September 30, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | March 31, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Ending Connected Fitness Subscriptions(1) | 2,973,371 | 3,033,352 | 3,107,121 | 3,077,779 | ||||||
| Less: Ending Paused Connected Fitness Subscriptions | (55,054) | (54,170) | (51,902) | (80,336) | ||||||
| Ending Paid Connected Fitness Subscriptions(2) | 2,918,317 | 2,979,182 | 3,055,219 | 2,997,443 |
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(1) Legacy reporting metric
(2) New reporting metric starting in the first quarter of fiscal 2024
As of June 30, 2023, the number of our Ending Paused Connected Fitness Subscriptions increased by 55% versus March 31, 2023. While we historically experience a seasonal increase in the number of paused subscriptions in the three months ended June 30, 2023, we believe a significant portion of this year's outsized increase was related to our seat post recall announced on May 11, 2023, as some Members chose to pause their subscriptions while awaiting the delivery of their replacement seat post.
Average Net Monthly Paid Connected Fitness Subscription Churn
To align with the new definition of Ending Paid Connected Fitness Subscriptions above, our new quarterly Average Net Monthly Paid Connected Fitness Subscription Churn will be calculated as follows: Paid Connected Fitness Subscriber "churn count" in the quarter, divided by the average number of beginning Paid Connected Fitness Subscribers each month, divided by three months. "Churn count" is defined as quarterly CF Subscription churn events minus CF Subscription unpause events minus CF Subscription reactivations.
We refer to any cancellation or pausing of a subscription for our All Access Membership as a churn event. Because we do not receive payment for paused Connected Fitness Subscriptions, a paused Connected Fitness Subscription will now be treated as a churn event at the time the pause goes into effect, which is the start of the next billing cycle. An unpause event occurs when a pause period elapses without a cancellation and the Connected Fitness Subscription resumes, and is therefore counted as a reduction in our churn count in that period. Consistent with our previous practice, our churn count will be shown net of reactivations and our new quarterly Average Net Monthly Paid Connected Fitness Subscription Churn metric will average the monthly Connected Fitness churn percentage across the three months of the reported quarter.
To date, we have reported Average Net Monthly Connected Fitness Churn, which is defined as Connected Fitness Subscription cancellations, net of reactivations, in the quarter, divided by the average number of beginning Connected Fitness Subscriptions in each month, divided by three months. This metric does not treat a pause of a Connected Fitness Subscription as a churn event. When a Connected Fitness Subscription payment method fails, we communicate with our Members to update their payment method and make multiple attempts over several days to charge the payment method on file and reactivate the subscription. We cancel a Member's Connected Fitness Subscription when it remains unpaid for two days after their billing cycle date.
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Furthermore, we have reported our Average Net Monthly Connected Fitness Churn metric net of reactivations. Under this metric, a Connected Fitness Subscriber that cancels their membership (a churn event) and resubscribes in a subsequent period is considered a reactivation and is counted as a reduction in our churn count in the period during which the Subscriber resubscribes. The table below compares how Average Net Monthly Paid Connected Fitness Churn compares to our previous definition:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
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| September 30, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | March 31, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | ||||||||
| Average Net Monthly Connected Fitness Churn(1) | 1.1 | % | 1.1 | % | 1.1 | % | 1.4 | % | |||
| Average Net Monthly Paid Connected Fitness Subscription Churn(2) | 1.2 | % | 1.2 | % | 1.1 | % | 1.8 | % |
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(1) Legacy reporting metric
(2) New reporting metric starting in the first quarter of fiscal 2024
In the three months ended June 30, 2023, our Average Net Monthly Paid Connected Fitness Subscription churn reflects a seasonal increase in the number of paused subscriptions as well as an outsized increase in paused subscriptions related to our seat post recall, as we believe some Members chose to pause their subscriptions while awaiting the delivery of their replacement seat post. These metrics do not include data related to our App One Subscribers and App+ Subscribers.
Ending Paid App Subscriptions
Ending Paid App Subscriptions will include all App One and App+ subscriptions for which we are currently receiving payment.
Average Monthly Paid App Subscription Churn
When a Subscriber to App One or App+ cancels their membership (a churn event) and resubscribes in a subsequent period, the resubscription will be considered a new subscription (rather than a reactivation that is counted as a reduction in our churn count). Average Paid App Subscription Churn will be calculated as follows: Paid App Subscription cancellations in the quarter, divided by the average number of beginning Paid App Subscriptions each month, divided by three months.
Components of our Results of Operations
Revenue
Connected Fitness Products
Connected Fitness Products revenue consists of sales of our portfolio of Connected Fitness Products and related accessories, delivery and installation services, branded apparel, extended warranty agreements, and the sale, service, installation, and delivery contracts of our commercial business. Connected Fitness Products revenue is recognized at the time of delivery, except for extended warranty revenue that is recognized over the warranty period and service revenue that is recognized over the term, and is recorded net of returns and discounts and third-party financing program fees, when applicable.
Subscription
Subscription revenue consists of revenue generated from our monthly Connected Fitness Subscription and Peloton App subscription.
As of June 30, 2023, 99% and 81% of our Connected Fitness Subscription and Peloton App subscription bases, respectively, were paying month to month.
If a Connected Fitness Subscription owns a combination of a Bike, Tread, Guide or Row product in the same household, the price of the Subscription remains $44 monthly (price increased from $39 to $44 USD effective as of June 1, 2022). As of June 30, 2023, approximately 8% of our Connected Fitness Subscriptions owned both a Bike and Tread product.
Cost of revenue
Connected Fitness Products
Connected Fitness Products cost of revenue consists of our portfolio of Connected Fitness Products and branded apparel product costs, including duties and other applicable importing costs, shipping and handling costs, packaging, warranty replacement and service costs, fulfillment costs, warehousing costs, depreciation of property and equipment, and certain costs related to management, facilities, and personnel-related expenses associated with supply chain logistics.
Subscription
Subscription cost of revenue includes costs associated with content creation and costs to stream content to our Members. These costs consist of both fixed costs, including studio rent and occupancy, other studio overhead, instructor and production personnel-related expenses,
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depreciation of property and equipment as well as variable costs, including music royalty fees, content costs for past use, third-party platform streaming costs, and payment processing fees for our monthly subscription billings.
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing
Sales and marketing expense consists of performance marketing media spend, asset creation, and other brand creative, all showroom expenses and related lease payments, payment processing fees incurred in connection with the sale of our Connected Fitness Products, sales and marketing personnel-related expenses, expenses related to the Peloton App, and depreciation of property and equipment.
General and administrative
General and administrative expense includes personnel-related expenses and facilities-related costs primarily for our executive, finance, accounting, legal, human resources, IT functions and member support. General and administrative expense also includes fees for professional services principally comprised of legal, audit, tax and accounting services, depreciation of property and equipment, and insurance, as well as litigation settlement costs.
Research and development
Research and development expense primarily consists of personnel and facilities-related expenses, consulting and contractor expenses, tooling and prototype materials, software platform expenses, and depreciation of property and equipment. We capitalize certain qualified costs incurred in connection with the development of internal-use software that may also cause research and development expenses to vary from period to period.
Goodwill impairment
Goodwill impairment consists of non-cash impairment charges relating to goodwill. We review goodwill for impairment annually on April 1 and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that an impairment may exist. In conducting our annual impairment test, we first review qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of each reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If factors indicate that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, we perform a quantitative assessment and the fair value of the reporting unit is determined by analyzing the expected present value of future cash flows. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss equal to the excess is recorded.
Impairment expense
Impairment expense consists of non-cash impairment charges relating to long-lived assets. Impairments are determined using management’s judgment about our anticipated ability to continue to use fixed assets in-service and under development, current economic and market conditions and their effects based on information available as of the date of these consolidated financial statements. Management disposes of fixed assets during the regular course of business due to damage, obsolescence, strategic shifts, and loss.
Additionally, long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset group to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. If the carrying amount of an asset group exceeds its estimated undiscounted net future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds its fair value.
Restructuring expense
Restructuring expense consists of severance and other personnel costs, including stock-based compensation expense, professional services, facility closures and other costs associated with exit and disposal activities.
Supplier settlements
Supplier settlements are payments made to third-party suppliers to terminate certain future inventory purchase commitments.
Non-operating income and expenses
Other (expense) income, net
Other (expense) income, net consists of interest (expense) income, unrealized and realized gains (losses) on investments, and foreign exchange gains (losses).
Income tax provision
The provision for income taxes consists primarily of income taxes related to state and international taxes for jurisdictions in which we conduct business. We maintain a valuation allowance on the majority of our deferred tax assets as we have concluded that it is more likely than not that the deferred assets will not be utilized.
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Results of Operations
The following tables set forth our consolidated results of operations in dollars and as a percentage of total revenue for the periods presented. The period-to-period comparisons of our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the future.
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| Consolidated Statement of Operations Data: | ||||||||||
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| Connected Fitness Products | $ | 1,130.2 | $ | 2,187.5 | $ | 3,149.6 | ||||
| Subscription | 1,670.1 | 1,394.7 | 872.2 | |||||||
| Total revenue | 2,800.2 | 3,582.1 | 4,021.8 | |||||||
| Cost of revenue(1)(2) | ||||||||||
| Connected Fitness Products | 1,328.8 | 2,433.8 | 2,236.9 | |||||||
| Subscription | 547.9 | 450.0 | 330.5 | |||||||
| Total cost of revenue | 1,876.7 | 2,883.8 | 2,567.4 | |||||||
| Gross profit | 923.5 | 698.4 | 1,454.4 | |||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||
| Sales and marketing(1)(2) | 648.2 | 1,018.9 | 728.3 | |||||||
| General and administrative(1)(2) | 798.1 | 963.4 | 661.8 | |||||||
| Research and development(1)(2) | 318.4 | 359.5 | 247.6 | |||||||
| Goodwill impairment | — | 181.9 | — | |||||||
| Impairment expense | 144.5 | 390.5 | 4.5 | |||||||
| Restructuring expense(1) | 189.4 | 180.7 | — | |||||||
| Supplier settlements | 22.0 | 337.6 | — | |||||||
| Total operating expenses | 2,120.6 | 3,432.4 | 1,642.2 | |||||||
| Loss from operations | (1,197.1) | (2,734.0) | (187.8) | |||||||
| Other expense, net: | ||||||||||
| Interest expense | (97.1) | (43.0) | (14.8) | |||||||
| Interest income | 26.4 | 2.3 | 7.9 | |||||||
| Foreign exchange gain (loss) | 7.0 | (31.8) | (3.5) | |||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 2.9 | (1.5) | 0.1 | |||||||
| Total other expense, net | (60.9) | (74.1) | (10.4) | |||||||
| Loss before provision (benefit) for income taxes | (1,258.0) | (2,808.1) | (198.2) | |||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 3.7 | 19.6 | (9.2) | |||||||
| Net loss | $ | (1,261.7) | $ | (2,827.7) | $ | (189.0) |
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(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
| Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | ||||||||||
| Connected Fitness Products | $ | 14.3 | $ | 20.2 | $ | 12.6 | ||||
| Subscription | 42.8 | 22.7 | 25.9 | |||||||
| Total cost of revenue | 57.1 | 42.9 | 38.5 | |||||||
| Sales and marketing | 28.9 | 30.5 | 26.2 | |||||||
| General and administrative | 167.2 | 152.4 | 102.1 | |||||||
| Research and development | 66.7 | 46.0 | 27.2 | |||||||
| Restructuring expense | 85.0 | 56.5 | — | |||||||
| Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 405.0 | $ | 328.4 | $ | 194.0 |
On July 1, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”) approved accelerating the vesting requirement for unvested restricted stock units held by certain employees by one year. This applied to eligible unvested restricted stock units that had more than eight quarterly vesting dates remaining in their vesting schedule. The acceleration resulted in approximately $35.6 million of stock-based compensation expense being pulled forward and recognized in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. Additionally, on July 1, 2022, the Compensation Committee approved a one-time repricing of certain stock option awards that had been granted to date under the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). The repricing impacted stock options held by all employees who remained employed through July 25, 2022. The repricing did not apply to our U.S.-based hourly employees (or employees with equivalent roles in non-U.S. locations) or our C-level executives. The modification resulted in incremental stock-based compensation expense of $21.9 million in the aggregate.
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(2) Includes depreciation and amortization expense as follows:
| Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | ||||||||||
| Connected Fitness Products | $ | 18.7 | $ | 20.0 | $ | 7.7 | ||||
| Subscription | 36.9 | 26.8 | 19.0 | |||||||
| Total cost of revenue | 55.5 | 46.8 | 26.7 | |||||||
| Sales and marketing | 31.1 | 29.6 | 14.3 | |||||||
| General and administrative | 26.3 | 45.7 | 13.0 | |||||||
| Research and development | 11.4 | 20.7 | 9.9 | |||||||
| Total depreciation and amortization expense | $ | 124.3 | $ | 142.8 | $ | 63.8 |
Comparison of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
Revenue
| Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | |||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||
| Connected Fitness Products | $ | 1,130.2 | $ | 2,187.5 | (48.3)% | ||||
| Subscription | 1,670.1 | 1,394.7 | 19.7 | ||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 2,800.2 | $ | 3,582.1 | (21.8)% | ||||
| Percentage of revenue | |||||||||
| Connected Fitness Products | 40.4 | % | 61.1 | % | |||||
| Subscription | 59.6 | 38.9 | |||||||
| Total | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
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Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
Connected Fitness Products revenue decreased $1,057.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. This decrease was primarily attributable to fewer deliveries and promotional pricing, partially offset by new Connected Fitness products and sales channels launched during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.
Subscription revenue increased $275.4 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. This increase was primarily attributable to the year-over-year growth in our Connected Fitness Subscriptions and the price increase of the All-Access Membership fee from $39 to $44, effective as of June 1, 2022. The growth of our Connected Fitness Subscriptions was primarily driven by the number of Connected Fitness Products delivered during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 under new Subscriptions and our low Average Net Monthly Connected Fitness Churn of 1.2% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.
Cost of Revenue, Gross Profit, and Gross Margin
| Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | |||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||
| Cost of Revenue: | |||||||||
| Connected Fitness Products | $ | 1,328.8 | $ | 2,433.8 | (45.4)% | ||||
| Subscription | 547.9 | 450.0 | 21.8 | ||||||
| Total cost of revenue | $ | 1,876.7 | $ | 2,883.8 | (34.9)% | ||||
| Gross Profit: | |||||||||
| Connected Fitness Products | $ | (198.6) | $ | (246.3) | (19.4)% | ||||
| Subscription | 1,122.1 | 944.7 | 18.8 | ||||||
| Total Gross profit | $ | 923.5 | $ | 698.4 | 32.2% | ||||
| Gross Margin: | |||||||||
| Connected Fitness Products | (17.6) | % | (11.3) | % | |||||
| Subscription | 67.2 | % | 67.7 | % |
Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
Connected Fitness Products cost of revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 decreased $1,105.0 million, or 45.4%, compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. This decrease was primarily driven by fewer deliveries for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
Our Connected Fitness Products Gross Margin decreased to (17.6)% from (11.3)% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, primarily driven by a reduction in selling price and fewer deliveries, partially offset by lower inventory reserves and reduced payroll expenses resulting from restructuring efforts.
Subscription cost of revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 increased $98.0 million, or 21.8%, compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. This increase was primarily driven by an increase of $55.9 million in music royalties driven by an increase in subscribers, an increase of $20.2 million in stock-based compensation expenses, primarily driven by the acceleration of certain restricted stock unit vesting schedules, an increased number of awards vesting, and the repricing of certain stock option awards, and an increase of $10.1 million in depreciation and amortization expenses.
Subscription Gross Margin remained consistent for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
Operating Expenses
Sales and Marketing
| Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | |||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||
| Sales and marketing | $ | 648.2 | $ | 1,018.9 | (36.4)% | ||||
| As a percentage of total revenue | 23.1 | % | 28.4 | % |
Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
Sales and marketing expense decreased $370.7 million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The decrease was primarily due to decreases in spending on advertising and marketing programs of $287.6 million and decreases in personnel-
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related expenses of $49.0 million, primarily due to decreased average headcount as we rapidly restructured our operations throughout fiscal 2022.
General and Administrative
| Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | |||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||
| General and administrative | $ | 798.1 | $ | 963.4 | (17.2)% | ||||
| As a percentage of total revenue | 28.5 | % | 26.9 | % |
Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
General and administrative expense decreased $165.3 million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, primarily due to a decrease of $136.8 million in professional fees, driven by decreases in legal, accounting and consulting fees, partially offset by the Dish legal settlement of $75.0 million, a decrease in personnel-related expenses of $51.5 million, primarily due to decreased average headcount, and a decrease of $19.5 million in depreciation and amortization expense.
Research and Development
| Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | |||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 318.4 | $ | 359.5 | (11.4)% | ||||
| As a percentage of total revenue | 11.4 | % | 10.0 | % |
Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
Research and development expense decreased $41.1 million, or 11.4% in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in personnel-related expenses of $25.5 million, which was primarily related to decreased average headcount, a decrease of $16.0 million in product development and research costs associated with development of new software features and products, a decrease of $9.5 million driven by decreased costs associated with software and web platform costs and a decrease in depreciation and amortization expense of $9.2 million. The decrease was partially offset by a $20.7 million increase in stock-based compensation expense, primarily driven by an acceleration of certain restricted stock unit vesting schedules, the repricing of certain stock option awards and an increased number of awards vesting.
Goodwill impairment
| Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | |||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||
| Goodwill impairment | $ | — | $ | 181.9 | NM* |
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Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
We review goodwill for impairment annually on April 1 and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that an impairment may exist (“a triggering event”). No goodwill impairment was recorded for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, management identified various qualitative factors that, collectively, indicated we had a triggering event, including (i) softening demand; (ii) increased costs of inventory and logistics; and (iii) sustained decrease in stock price. The Company performed a valuation of the Connected Fitness Products reporting unit using liquidation value and discounted cash flow methodologies. These forecasts and assumptions are highly subjective. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—If our estimates or judgments relating to our critical accounting policies prove to be incorrect, our operating results could be adversely affected”. Given the results of our quantitative assessment, we determined that the Connected Fitness Products reporting unit’s goodwill was impaired. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, we recognized a goodwill impairment
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charge of $181.9 million representing the entire amount of goodwill related to the Connected Fitness Products reporting unit in the Connected Fitness Products Segment.
Impairment expense
| Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | |||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||
| Impairment expense | $ | 144.5 | $ | 390.5 | (63.0)% |
Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
Impairment expense decreased $245.9 million, or 63.0% in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. This decrease was primarily due to no write-offs of acquired developed technology, brand, distributor and customer relationships, and assembled workforce intangible assets during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 compared to $165.6 million during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, and a decrease in Connected Fitness asset group write-offs of $64.3 million.
Restructuring expense
| Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | |||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||
| Restructuring expense | $ | 189.4 | $ | 180.7 | 4.8% |
Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
Restructuring expense increased $8.7 million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, primarily related to an increase of $28.5 million of stock-based compensation expense, driven by incremental stock-based compensation expense from modifications of the post-termination period during which certain former employees may exercise outstanding stock options and the acceleration of certain restricted stock unit vesting schedules pursuant to severance arrangements, and an increase of $4.2 million in exit and disposal costs and professional fees. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $24.0 million in cash severance and other personnel costs.
Supplier settlements
| Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | |||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||
| Supplier settlements | $ | 22.0 | $ | 337.6 | (93.5)% |
Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
Supplier settlements decreased $315.6 million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, due to settlement and related costs paid to third-party suppliers to terminate certain future inventory purchase commitments, the majority of which were accrued for during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
Total Other Expense, Net and Income Tax Expense
| Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | |||||||
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||
| Interest Expense | $ | (97.1) | $ | (43.0) | 125.8% | ||||
| Interest Income | 26.4 | 2.3 | 1,062.5% | ||||||
| Foreign exchange gains (losses) | 7.0 | (31.8) | NM* | ||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 2.9 | (1.5) | NM* | ||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 3.7 | 19.6 | (81.3)% |
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Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
Total other expense, net, was comprised of the following for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023:
•Interest expense primarily related to the Term Loan, the Notes, and deferred financing costs of $97.1 million;
•Interest income from cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $26.4 million;
•Foreign exchange gains of $7.0 million; and
•Other income, net of $2.9 million.
Total other expense, net, was comprised of the following for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022:
•Interest expense primarily related to the Notes, the Term Loan, and deferred financing costs of $43.0 million;
•Interest income from cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $2.3 million;
•Foreign exchange losses of $31.8 million; and
•Other expense, net of $1.5 million.
Income tax expense for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 of $3.7 million was primarily due to state and international taxes.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our results determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, we believe the following non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating our operating performance.
Adjusted EBITDA
We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net (loss) income adjusted to exclude: other expense (income), net; income tax expense (benefit); depreciation and amortization expense; stock-based compensation expense; goodwill impairment; impairment expense; product recall related matters; certain litigation and settlement expenses; transaction and integration costs; reorganization, severance, exit, disposal and other costs associated with restructuring plans; supplier settlements; and other adjustment items that arise outside the ordinary course of our business.
We use Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of operating performance and the operating leverage in our business. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors for period-to-period comparisons of our business and in understanding and evaluating our operating results for the following reasons:
•Adjusted EBITDA is widely used by investors and securities analysts to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items such as stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization expense, other expense (income), net, and provision for income taxes that can vary substantially from company to company depending upon their financing, capital structures, and the method by which assets were acquired;
•Our management uses Adjusted EBITDA in conjunction with financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP for planning purposes, including the preparation of our annual operating budget, as a measure of our core operating results and the effectiveness of our business strategy, and in evaluating our financial performance; and
•Adjusted EBITDA provides consistency and comparability with our past financial performance, facilitates period-to-period comparisons of our core operating results, and may also facilitate comparisons with other peer companies, many of which use a similar non-GAAP financial measure to supplement their GAAP results.
Our use of Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider this measure in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are, or may in the future be, as follows:
•Although depreciation and amortization expense are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements;
•Adjusted EBITDA excludes stock-based compensation expense, which has recently been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense for our business and an important part of our compensation strategy;
•Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect: (1) changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; (2) interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt, which reduces cash available to us; or (3) tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us;
•Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect certain litigation expenses, consisting of legal settlements and related fees for specific proceedings that we have determined arise outside of the ordinary course of business based on the following considerations which we assess regularly: (1) the frequency of similar cases that have been brought to date, or are expected to be brought within two years; (2) the complexity of the case; (3) the nature of the remedy(ies) sought, including the size of any monetary damages sought; (4) offensive versus defensive posture of us; (5) the counterparty involved; and (6) our overall litigation strategy;
•Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect transaction and integration costs related to acquisitions;
•Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect impairment charges for goodwill and fixed assets, and gains (losses) on disposals for fixed assets;
•Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the impact of purchase accounting adjustments to inventory related to the Precor acquisition;
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•Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect costs associated with product recall related matters including adjustments to the return reserves, inventory write-downs, logistics costs associated with Member requests, the cost to move the recalled product for those that elect the option, subscription waiver costs of service, and recall-related hardware development and repair costs;
•Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect reorganization, severance, exit, disposal and other costs associated with restructuring plans;
•Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect non-recurring supplier settlements; and
•The expenses and other items that we exclude in our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may differ from the expenses and other items, if any, that other companies may exclude from Adjusted EBITDA when they report their operating results and we may, in the future, exclude other significant, unusual expenses or other items from this financial measure. Because companies in our industry may calculate this measure differently than we do, its usefulness as a comparative measure can be limited.
Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should be considered along with other operating and financial performance measures presented in accordance with GAAP.
The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net loss, the most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP, for each of the periods indicated:
Adjusted EBITDA
| Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | ||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (1,261.7) | $ | (2,827.7) | $ | (189.0) | ||||
| Adjusted to exclude the following: | ||||||||||
| Total other expense, net | 60.9 | 74.1 | 10.4 | |||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 3.7 | 19.6 | (9.2) | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 124.3 | 142.8 | 63.8 | |||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 319.9 | 271.8 | 194.0 | |||||||
| Goodwill impairment | — | 181.9 | — | |||||||
| Impairment expense | 144.5 | 390.5 | 4.5 | |||||||
| Restructuring expense | 193.0 | 237.5 | — | |||||||
| Supplier settlements | 22.0 | 337.6 | — | |||||||
| Product recall related matters(1) | 80.9 | 62.3 | 100.0 | |||||||
| Litigation and settlement expenses(2) | 102.8 | 118.6 | 35.8 | |||||||
| Other adjustment items | 1.0 | 8.4 | 43.4 | |||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (208.5) | $ | (982.7) | $ | 253.7 |
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(1) Represents adjustments and charges associated with product recall related matters, as well as accrual adjustments. These include recorded costs in Connected Fitness Products cost of revenue associated with recall related matters of $61.6 million, zero, and zero, adjustments to Connected Fitness Products revenue for actual and estimated future returns of $14.6 million, $48.9 million and $81.1 million, recorded costs in Connected Fitness Products cost of revenue associated with inventory write-downs and logistics costs of $2.5 million, $8.1 million and $15.7 million, and operating expenses of $2.3 million, $5.4 million and $3.2 million associated with recall-related hardware development costs, in each case for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(2) Includes Dish settlement accrual of $75.0 million and other litigation-related expenses and settlements for certain non-recurring patent infringement litigation, securities litigation, and consumer arbitration for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. Includes litigation-related expenses for certain non-recurring patent infringement litigation, consumer arbitration, and product recalls for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023, 2022 and 2021.
Subscription Contribution and Subscription Contribution Margin
We define “Subscription Contribution” as Subscription revenue less cost of Subscription revenue, adjusted to exclude from cost of Subscription revenue, depreciation and amortization expense, and stock-based compensation expense. Subscription Contribution Margin is calculated by dividing Subscription Contribution by Subscription revenue.
We use Subscription Contribution and Subscription Contribution Margin to measure our ability to scale and leverage the costs of our Connected Fitness Subscriptions. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors for period-to-period comparisons of our business and in understanding and evaluating our operating results because our management uses Subscription Contribution and Subscription Contribution Margin in conjunction with financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP for planning purposes, including the preparation of our annual operating budget, as a measure of our core operating results and the effectiveness of our business strategy, and in evaluating our financial performance.
The use of Subscription Contribution and Subscription Contribution Margin as analytical tools has limitations, and you should not consider these in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our financial results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are as follows:
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•Although depreciation and amortization expense are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and Subscription Contribution and Subscription Contribution Margin do not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements; and
•Subscription Contribution and Subscription Contribution Margin exclude stock-based compensation expense, which has recently been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense for our business and an important part of our compensation strategy.
Because of these limitations, Subscription Contribution and Subscription Contribution Margin should be considered along with other operating and financial performance measures presented in accordance with GAAP.
The following table presents a reconciliation of Subscription Contribution to Subscription Gross Profit, the most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP, for each of the periods indicated:
| Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||
| (dollars in millions) | ||||||||||
| Subscription Revenue | $ | 1,670.1 | $ | 1,394.7 | $ | 872.2 | ||||
| Less: Cost of Subscription | 547.9 | 450.0 | 330.5 | |||||||
| Subscription Gross Profit | $ | 1,122.1 | $ | 944.7 | $ | 541.7 | ||||
| Subscription Gross Margin | 67.2 | % | 67.7 | % | 62.1 | % | ||||
| Add back: | ||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | $ | 36.9 | $ | 26.8 | $ | 19.0 | ||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 42.8 | 22.7 | 25.9 | |||||||
| Subscription Contribution | $ | 1,201.8 | $ | 994.2 | $ | 586.5 | ||||
| Subscription Contribution Margin | 72.0 | % | 71.3 | % | 67.2 | % |
The continued growth of our Connected Fitness Subscription base will allow us to improve our Subscription Contribution Margin. While there are variable costs, including music royalties, associated with our Connected Fitness Subscriptions, a significant portion of our content creation costs are fixed given that we operate with a limited number of production studios and instructors. We expect the fixed nature of those expenses to scale over time as we grow our Connected Fitness Subscription base.
Free Cash Flow
We define Free Cash Flow as Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less capital expenditures and capitalized internal-use software development costs. Free cash flow reflects an additional way of viewing our liquidity that, we believe, when viewed with our GAAP results, provides management, investors and other users of our financial information with a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our cash flows.
The use of Free Cash Flow as an analytical tool has limitations due to the fact that it does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. For example, Free Cash Flow does not incorporate payments made for purchases of marketable securities, business combinations and asset acquisitions. Because of these limitations, Free Cash Flow should be considered along with other operating and financial performance measures presented in accordance with GAAP.
The following table presents a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to Net cash used in operating activities, the most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP, for each of the periods indicated:
| Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (387.6) | $ | (2,020.0) | $ | (239.7) | ||||
| Capital expenditures and capitalized internal-use software development costs | (82.4) | (337.3) | (252.2) | |||||||
| Free Cash Flow | $ | (470.0) | $ | (2,357.4) | $ | (491.9) |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our operations have been funded primarily through net proceeds from the sales of our equity and convertible debt securities, and term loan, as well as cash flows from operating activities. As of June 30, 2023, we had Cash and cash equivalents of approximately $813.9 million.
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We anticipate capital expenditures over the next 12 months which include investments in content and our studios, product development and systems implementation, partially offset by any proceeds from the expected eventual sale of Peloton Output Park.
We believe our existing cash and cash equivalent balances and cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure needs for at least the next 12 months and beyond. Our future capital requirements may vary materially from those currently planned and will depend on many factors, including our rate of revenue growth, timing to adjust our supply chain and cost structures in response to material fluctuations in product demand, timing and amount of spending related to acquisitions, the timing and amount of spending on research and development, the timing and financial impact of product recalls, sales and marketing activities, the timing of new product introductions, market acceptance of our Connected Fitness Products, timing and investments needed for international expansion, and overall economic conditions. To the extent that current and anticipated future sources of liquidity are insufficient to fund our future business activities and requirements, we may be required to seek additional equity or debt financing. The sale of additional equity would result in additional dilution to our stockholders. The incurrence of debt financing would result in debt service obligations and the instruments governing such debt could provide for operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations. There can be no assurances that we will be able to raise additional capital. The inability to raise capital would adversely affect our ability to achieve our business objectives.
Restructuring Plan
In February 2022, we announced and began implementing a restructuring plan to realign our operational focus to support our multi-year growth, scale the business, and improve costs (the “Restructuring Plan”). The Restructuring Plan originally included: (i) reducing our headcount; (ii) closing several assembly and manufacturing plants, including the completion and subsequent sale of the shell facility for our previously planned Peloton Output Park; (iii) closing and consolidating several distribution facilities; and (iv) shifting to third-party logistics providers in certain locations. We expect the Restructuring Plan to be substantially implemented by the end of fiscal 2024.
In fiscal year 2023 we continued to take actions to implement the Restructuring Plan. On July 12, 2022, we announced we are exiting all owned-manufacturing operations and expanding our current relationship with Taiwanese manufacturer Rexon Industrial Corporation. Additionally, on August 12, 2022, we announced the decision to perform the following additional restructuring activities: (i) fully transitioning our North American Field Operations to third-party providers, including the significant reduction of our delivery workforce teams; (ii) eliminating a significant number of roles on the North America Member Support team and exiting our real-estate footprints in our Plano and Tempe locations; and (iii) reducing our retail showroom presence.
Total charges related to the Restructuring Plan were $332.4 million for fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 consisting of cash charges of $85.1 million for severance and other personnel costs and $19.3 million for exit and disposal costs and professional fees, and non-cash charges of $139.3 million related to non-inventory asset write-downs and write-offs, $85.0 million for stock-based compensation expense and $3.7 million for write-offs of inventory related to restructuring activities.
In connection with the Restructuring Plan, we estimate that we will incur additional cash charges of approximately $40.0 million, primarily composed of lease termination and other exit costs, by the end of fiscal year 2024. Additionally, the Company expects to recognize additional non-cash charges of approximately $20.0 million during fiscal year 2024, primarily composed of non-inventory asset impairment charges in connection with the Restructuring Plan.
We may not be able to realize the cost savings and benefits initially anticipated as a result of the Restructuring Plan, and the costs may be greater than expected. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—We may not successfully execute or achieve the expected benefits of our restructuring initiatives and other cost-saving measures we may take in the future, and our efforts may result in further actions and/or additional asset impairment charges and adversely affect our business.”
Convertible Notes
In February 2021, we issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) in a private offering, including the exercise in full of the over-allotment option granted to the initial purchasers of $125.0 million. The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture (the “Indenture”) between us and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The Notes are our senior unsecured obligations and do not bear regular interest, and the principal amount of the Notes does not accrete. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $977.2 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions and our offering expenses.
Capped Call Transactions
In connection with the offering of the Notes, we entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain counterparties (the “Capped Call Transactions”). The Capped Call Transactions have an initial strike price of approximately $239.23 per share, subject to adjustments, which corresponds to the approximate initial conversion price of the Notes. The cap price of the Capped Call Transactions will initially be approximately $362.48 per share. The Capped Call Transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the Notes, 6.9 million shares of Class A common stock. The Capped Call Transactions are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to the Class A common stock upon any conversion of Notes and/or offset any potential cash payments we would be required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap based on the cap price. If, however, the market price per share of Class A common stock, as measured under the terms of the Capped Call Transactions, exceeds the cap price of the Capped Call Transactions, there would be dilution and/or there would not be an offset of such potential cash payments, in each case, to the extent that the then-market price per share of the Class A common stock exceeds the cap price of the Capped Call Transactions.
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Class A Common Stock Offering
On November 16, 2021, we entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Representatives”) relating to the offer and sale by the Company (the “Offering”) of 27,173,912 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.000025 per share, which includes 3,260,869 shares of Class A common stock issued and sold pursuant to the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement. We sold the Shares to the underwriters at the public offering price of $46.00 per share less underwriting discounts. The net proceeds from the Offering were approximately $1.2 billion, after deducting the underwriters’ discounts and commissions and our offering expenses.
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
In 2019, the Company entered into an amended and restated revolving credit agreement (as amended, modified or supplemented prior to entrance into the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as defined below), the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”). The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provided for a $500.0 million secured revolving credit facility, including up to the lesser of $250.0 million and the aggregate unused amount of the facility for the issuance of letters of credit.
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also permitted the incurrence of indebtedness to permit the Capped Call Transactions and issuance of the Notes.
On May 25, 2022, the Company entered into an Amendment and Restatement Agreement to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain banks and financial institutions party thereto as lenders and issuing banks. Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Company amended and restated the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for a $750.0 million term loan facility (the “Term Loan”), which will be due and payable on May 25, 2027 or, if greater than $200.0 million of the Notes are outstanding on November 16, 2025 (the “Springing Maturity Condition”), November 16, 2025 (the “Springing Maturity Date”). The Term Loan amortizes in quarterly installments of 0.25%, payable at the end of each fiscal quarter and on the maturity date.
The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also provided for a $500.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”), $35.0 million of which would mature on June 20, 2024 (the “Non-Consenting Commitments”), with the rest ($465.0 million) maturing on December 10, 2026 (the “Consenting Commitments”) or if the Springing Maturity Condition is met and the Term Loan is outstanding on such date, the Springing Maturity Date. On August 24, 2022, the Company amended the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “First Amendment”) such that the Company is only required to meet the total liquidity covenant, set at $250.0 million (the “Liquidity Covenant”), and the total revenues covenant, set at $3.0 billion for the four-quarter trailing period, to the extent any revolving loans are borrowed and outstanding. On May 2, 2023, the Company further amended the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) to, among other things, (i) reduce the aggregate revolving credit commitments from $500.0 million to $400.0 million, with the Non-Consenting Commitments reduced to $28.0 million and the Consenting Commitments reduced to $372.0 million, and (ii) remove the covenant requiring the Company to maintain a minimum total four-quarter revenue level of $3.0 billion at any time when revolving loans are outstanding. Following the Second Amendment, borrowings under the Revolving Facility are limited to the lesser of (a) $400.0 million and (b) an amount equal to our “Subscription” revenue for our most recently completed fiscal quarter. The Liquidity Covenant will be replaced with a covenant to maintain a minimum secured debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio upon our meeting a specified adjusted EBITDA threshold.
The Revolving Facility bears interest at a rate equal to, at our option, either at the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) plus 2.25% per annum or the Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) plus 1.25% per annum for the Consenting Commitments, and bears interest at a rate equal to, at our option, either at the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate plus 2.75% per annum or the Alternate Base Rate plus 1.75% per annum for the Non-Consenting Commitments. The Company is required to pay an annual commitment fee of 0.325% per annum and 0.375% per annum on a quarterly basis based on the unused portion of the Revolving Facility for the Consenting Commitments and the Non-Consenting Commitments, respectively.
The Term Loan bears interest at a rate equal to, at our option, either at the Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) plus 5.50% per annum or the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) plus 6.50% per annum. As stipulated in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the applicable rates applicable to the Term Loan increased one time by 0.50% per annum as the Company chose not to obtain a public rating for the Term Loan from S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. on or prior to November 25, 2022. Any borrowing at the Alternate Base Rate is subject to a 1.00% floor and a term loan borrowed at the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate is subject to a 0.50% floor and any revolving loan borrowed at the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate is subject to a 0.00% floor.
The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative covenants as well as customary covenants that restrict our ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, sell certain assets, guarantee obligations of third parties, declare dividends or make certain distributions, and undergo a merger or consolidation or certain other transactions. The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also contains certain customary events of default. Certain baskets and covenant levels have been decreased and will apply equally to both the Term Loan and Revolving Facility for so long as the Term Loan is outstanding. After the repayment in full of the Term Loan, such baskets and levels will revert to those previously disclosed in connection with the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
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The obligations under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with respect to the Term Loan and the Revolving Facility are secured by substantially all of our assets, with certain exceptions set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and are required to be guaranteed by certain material subsidiaries of the Company if, at the end of future financial quarters, certain conditions are not met.
As of June 30, 2023, the Company had not drawn on our Revolving Facility and as such did not have to test the financial covenants under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had drawn the full amount of the Term Loan, and therefore had $742.5 million total outstanding borrowings under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had outstanding letters of credit totaling $71.6 million, which is classified as Restricted cash on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Upon entering into the Term Loan, the effective interest rate was 10.2%. On each of November 25, 2022 and May 25, 2023 the rate was updated to 13.7% and 14.3%, respectively.
Cash Flows
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| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (387.6) | $ | (2,020.0) | $ | (239.7) | ||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (69.9) | 153.3 | (585.1) | |||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 76.8 | 2,015.1 | 916.8 |
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities of $387.6 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 was primarily due to a net loss of $1,261.7 million, partially offset by an increase in non-cash adjustments of $760.2 million and a net decrease in operating assets and liabilities of $113.8 million. The decrease in cash used in operating activities was primarily due to a $537.5 million decrease in inventory, partially offset by a $347.2 million decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses as a result of lower accrued legal settlement costs, lower supplier settlements owed, and decreased inventory spending, and an $89.9 million decrease in net operating lease liabilities due to lease payments and lease terminations. Non-cash adjustments primarily consisted of stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, long-lived asset impairment expense, and non-cash operating lease expense.
Investing activities
Net cash used in investing activities of $69.9 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 was primarily related to $82.4 million used for capital expenditures, primarily related to software development and the build out of our studios, warehouses, and offices, partially offset by $12.4 million of proceeds from sales of net assets.
Financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities of $76.8 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 was primarily related to exercises of stock options of $79.8 million and $6.9 million in net proceeds from withholdings under the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, partially offset by $7.5 million in principal repayments of the Term Loan.
Commitments
As of June 30, 2023, our contractual obligations were as follows:
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| Lease obligations (1) | $ | 883.1 | $ | 115.5 | $ | 199.0 | $ | 170.4 | $ | 398.2 | ||||||||
| Minimum guarantees (2) | 185.5 | 131.6 | 53.8 | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Unused credit facility fee payments (3) | 5.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | — | |||||||||||||
| Other purchase obligations (4) | 136.0 | 54.6 | 69.1 | 12.3 | — | |||||||||||||
| Convertible senior notes (5) | 1,000.0 | — | 1,000.0 | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Term loan (5) | 742.5 | 7.5 | 15.0 | 720.0 | — | |||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 2,952.2 | $ | 310.5 | $ | 1,340.0 | $ | 903.4 | $ | 398.2 |
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(1) Lease obligations relate to our office space, warehouses, retail locations, production studios, and equipment. The original lease terms are between one and 21 years, and the majority of the lease agreements are renewable at the end of the lease period. The Company has finance lease obligations of $0.7 million, also included above.
(2) We are subject to minimum royalty payments associated with our license agreements for the use of licensed content. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business— We depend upon third-party licenses for the use of music in our content. An adverse change to, loss of, or claim that we do not hold necessary licenses may have an adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition.”
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(3) Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, we are required to pay a commitment fee of 0.325% and 0.375% on a quarterly basis based on the unused portion of the Revolving Facility for the revolving loans maturing on December 10, 2026 and June 20, 2024, respectively. As of June 30, 2023, we had outstanding letters of credit totaling $71.6 million.
(4) Other purchase obligations include all other non-cancelable contractual obligations. These contracts are primarily related to cloud computing costs.
(5) Refer to Note 12 - Debt in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further details regarding our Notes and Term Loan obligations.
The commitment amounts in the table above are associated with contracts that are enforceable and legally binding and that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum services to be used, fixed, minimum or variable price provisions, and the approximate timing of the actions under the contracts.
We utilize contract manufacturers to build our products and accessories. These contract manufacturers acquire components and build products based on demand forecast information we supply, which typically covers a rolling 12-month period. Consistent with industry practice, we acquire inventories from such manufacturers through blanket purchase orders against which orders are applied based on projected demand information and availability of goods. Such purchase commitments typically cover our forecasted product and manufacturing requirements for periods that range a number of months. In certain instances, these agreements allow us the option to cancel, reschedule, and/or adjust our requirements based on our business needs for a period of time before the order is due to be fulfilled. While our purchase orders are legally cancellable in many situations, some purchase orders are not cancellable in the event of a demand plan change or other circumstances, such as where the supplier has procured unique, Peloton-specific designs, and/or specific non-cancellable, non-returnable components based on our provided forecasts.
As of June 30, 2023, our commitments to contract with third-party manufacturers for their inventory on-hand and component purchase commitments related to the manufacture of our products were estimated to be approximately $174.6 million. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—Our operating results have been, and could in the future be, adversely affected if we are unable to accurately forecast consumer demand for our products and services and adequately manage our inventory.”
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have any undisclosed off-balance sheet arrangements as of June 30, 2023.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the heading “Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements” for a discussion about new accounting pronouncements adopted and not yet adopted as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, we make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, stockholders’ equity, revenue, expenses, and related disclosures. We re-evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis. Our estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Because of the uncertainty inherent in these matters, actual results may differ from these estimates and could differ based upon other assumptions or conditions. The critical accounting policies that reflect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements include those noted below.
Revenue Recognition
The Company’s primary sources of revenue are our recurring content Subscription revenue, and revenue from the sales of our Connected Fitness Products and related accessories, as well as Precor branded fitness products, delivery and installation services.
We determine revenue recognition through the following steps in accordance with ASC 606:
•identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;
•identification of the performance obligations in the contract;
•determination of the transaction price;
•allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and
•recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation.
Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration that we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. Our revenue is reported net of sales returns, discounts, incentives, and rebates to commercial distributors as a reduction of the transaction price. Certain contracts include consideration payable that is accounted for as a payment for distinct goods or services. Our transaction price estimate includes our estimate for product returns and concessions based on the terms and conditions of home trial programs, historical return trends by product category, impact of seasonality, an evaluation of current economic and market conditions, and current business practices, and record the expected customer refund liability as a reduction to revenue, and the expected inventory right of recovery as a reduction of cost of revenue. If actual return costs differ from previous estimates, the amount of the liability and corresponding revenue are adjusted in the period in which such costs occur.
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There is not significant judgement required in the determination of performance obligations, allocation of our transaction price, or the recognition of revenue. See further discussion in Note 3 - Revenue in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
As described in Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company announced voluntary recalls of the Company's Tread+ and Tread products, permitting customers to return the products for a refund. The amount of a refund customers are eligible to receive may differ based on the status of an approved remediation of the issue driving the recall, and the age of the Connected Fitness product being returned. We estimate return reserves primarily based on historical and expected product returns, product warranty, and service call trends. We also consider current trends in consumer behavior in order to identify correlations to current trends in returns. However, with current uncertainty in the global economy, negative press and general sentiment surrounding Peloton’s post-pandemic business and financial performance, predicting expected product returns based on historical returns becomes less relevant, requiring reliance on highly subjective estimates based on our interpretation of how current conditions and factors will drive consumer behavior.
On October 18, 2022, the CPSC and the Company jointly announced that consumers have more time to get a full refund if they wish to return their Tread+. With the extension of the full refund period for one additional year, to November 6, 2023, the Company previously estimated that more Members would opt for a full refund, and accordingly increased the Company’s return reserve during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. As a result of these recalls, we have recorded return provisions as a reduction to Connected Fitness Products revenue of $14.6 million, $48.9 million, and $81.1 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, our returns reserve related to the impacts of the recalls was $24.4 million and $39.9 million, respectively.
Product Recall Related Matters
The Company accrues cost of product recalls and potential corrective actions based on management estimate of when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated, which occurs when management commits to a corrective action plan or when required by regulatory requirements. Costs of product recalls and corrective actions are recognized in Connected Fitness Products cost of revenue, which may include the cost of the development of the product being replaced, logistics costs, and other related costs such as product scrap cost, inventory write-down and cancellation of any supplier commitments. The accrued cost is based on management’s estimate of the cost to repair each affected product and the estimated number of products to be repaired based on actions taken by the impacted customers. Estimating both cost to repair each affected product and the number of units to be repaired is highly subjective and requires significant management judgment. Based on information that is currently available, management believes that the accruals are adequate. It is possible that substantial additional charges may be required in future periods based on new information, changes in facts and circumstances, and actions the Company may commit to or be required to undertake. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, the Company accrued an additional $64.1 million liability related to its product recall related matters. As of June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, accruals related to product recall related matters were $63.4 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
Inventory Valuation
We review our inventory to ensure that its carrying value does not exceed its net realizable value (“NRV”), with NRV based on the estimated selling price of inventory in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of completion, disposal and transportation. When our expectations indicate that the carrying value of inventory may exceed its NRV, we perform an exercise to calculate the approximate amount by which carrying value is greater than NRV and record additional cost of revenue for the difference. Once a write-off occurs, a new, lower cost basis is established. Should our estimates used in these calculations change in the future, such as estimated selling prices or disposal costs, additional write-downs may occur.
We also regularly monitor inventory quantities on hand and in transit and reserve for excess and obsolete inventories using estimates based on historical experience, historical and projected sales trends, specific categories of inventory, and age of on-hand inventory. Inventories presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are net of reserves for excess and obsolete inventory. If actual conditions or product demands are less favorable than our assumptions, additional inventory reserves may be required.
Product Warranty
We offer a standard product warranty that our Connected Fitness Products and Precor branded fitness products will operate under normal, non-commercial use for a period of one year covering the touchscreen and most original Bike, Bike+, Tread, Tread+, Row, and Guide components from the date of original delivery. We have the obligation, at our option, to either repair or replace the defective product. At the time revenue is recognized, an estimate of future warranty costs is recorded as a component of cost of revenue. Factors that affect the warranty obligation include historical as well as current product failure rates, service delivery costs incurred in correcting product failures, and warranty policies and business practices. Our products are manufactured by contract manufacturers, and in certain cases, we may have recourse to such contract manufacturers.
We also offer the option for customers in some markets to purchase a third-party extended warranty and service contract that extends or enhances the technical support, parts, and labor coverage offered as part of the base warranty included with the Connected Fitness Products for an additional period of 12 to 36 months.
Revenue and related fees paid to the third-party provider are recognized on a gross basis as we have a continuing obligation to perform over the service period. Extended warranty revenue is recognized ratably over the extended warranty coverage period and is included in Connected Fitness Products revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.
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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate of the consideration transferred and the amount recognized for non-controlling interest, if any, over the fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. The Company has no intangible assets with indefinite useful lives.
Intangible assets other than goodwill are comprised of acquired developed technology and other finite-lived intangible assets. At initial recognition, intangible assets acquired in a business combination or asset acquisition are recognized at their fair value as of the date of acquisition. Following initial recognition, intangible assets are carried at acquisition date fair value less accumulated amortization and impairment losses, if any, and are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset.
We review goodwill for impairment annually on April 1 of each fiscal year or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that an impairment may exist. The process of evaluating the potential impairment of goodwill is highly subjective and requires significant judgment. In conducting our annual impairment test, we first review qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If factors indicate that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, we perform a quantitative assessment and the fair value of the reporting unit is estimated by analyzing the expected present value of future cash flows. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss equal to the excess is recorded.
We assess the impairment of intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
We test our long-lived asset groups when changes in circumstances indicate their carrying value may not be recoverable. Events that trigger a test for recoverability include material adverse changes in projected revenues and expenses, present cash flow losses combined with a history of cash flow losses and a forecast that demonstrates significant continuing losses, significant negative industry or economic trends, a current expectation that a long-lived asset group will be disposed of significantly before the end of its useful life, a significant adverse change in the manner in which an asset group is used or in its physical condition, or when there is a change in the asset grouping. When a triggering event occurs, a test for recoverability is performed, comparing projected undiscounted future cash flows to the carrying value of the asset group. If the test for recoverability identifies a possible impairment, the asset group’s fair value is measured relying primarily on a discounted cash flow method. To the extent available, we will also consider third-party valuations of our long-lived assets that were prepared for other business purposes. An impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying value of the asset group exceeds its estimated fair value. When an impairment loss is recognized for assets to be held and used, the adjusted carrying amounts of those assets are depreciated over their remaining useful life.
For our Connected Fitness segment and Subscription segment, we evaluate long-lived tangible assets at the lowest level at which independent cash flows can be identified, which is dependent on the strategy and expected future use of our long-lived assets. We evaluate corporate assets or other long-lived assets that are not segment-specific at the consolidated level.
We measure the fair value of an asset group based on market prices (i.e., the amount for which the asset could be sold to a third party) when available. When market prices are not available, we generally estimate the fair value of the asset group using the income approach and/or the market approach. The income approach uses cash flow projections. Inherent in our development of cash flow projections are assumptions and estimates derived from a review of our operating results, business plan forecasts, expected growth rates, and cost of capital, similar to those a market participant would use to assess fair value. We also make certain assumptions about future economic conditions and other data. Many of the factors used in assessing fair value are outside the control of management, and these assumptions and estimates may change in future periods.
Changes in assumptions or estimates can materially affect the fair value measurement of an asset group and, therefore, can affect the test results. Since there is typically no active market for our long-lived tangible assets, we estimate fair values based on the expected future cash flows. We estimate future cash flows based on historical results, current trends, and operating and cash flow projections. Our estimates are subject to uncertainty and may be affected by a number of factors outside our control, including general economic conditions and the competitive environment. While we believe our estimates and judgments about future cash flows are reasonable, future impairment charges may be required if the expected cash flow estimates, as projected, do not occur or if events change requiring us to revise our estimates.
During fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023, management identified various qualitative factors that collectively indicated that the Company had impairment triggering events, including (i) realignment of cost structure in connection with the Restructuring Plan, (ii) softening demand and (iii) a sustained decrease in stock price.
Business Combination
To determine whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions of assets or business combinations, we make certain judgments, which include assessment of the inputs, processes, and outputs associated with the acquired set of activities. If we determine that substantially all of the fair value of gross assets included in a transaction is concentrated in a single asset (or a group of similar assets), the assets will not represent a business. To be considered a business, the assets in a transaction need to include an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs.
We allocate the fair value of the purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The fair values of intangible assets are determined utilizing information available near the acquisition date based on expectations and assumptions that are deemed reasonable by management. Given the considerable judgment involved in determining fair
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values, we typically obtain assistance from third-party valuation specialists for significant items. Any excess of the purchase price (consideration transferred) over the estimated fair values of net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred. Amounts recorded in a business combination may change during the measurement period, which is a period not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition, as additional information about conditions that existed at the acquisition date becomes available.
Loss Contingencies
We are involved in legal proceedings, claims, and regulatory, tax, and government inquiries and investigations that arise in the ordinary course of business. Certain of these matters include claims for substantial or indeterminate amounts of damages. We record a liability when we believe that it is both probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If we determine that a loss is reasonably possible and the loss or range of loss can be reasonably estimated, we disclose the possible loss in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. If we determine that a loss is reasonably possible but the loss or range of loss cannot be reasonably estimated, we state that such an estimate cannot be made.
We review the developments in our contingencies that could affect the amount of the provisions that have been previously recorded, and the matters and related reasonably possible losses disclosed. We make adjustments to our provisions and changes to our disclosures accordingly to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and updated information. Significant judgment is required to determine both the probability and the estimated amount of loss. These estimates have been based on our assessment of the facts and circumstances at each balance sheet date and are subject to change based on new information and future events.
The outcomes of legal proceedings, claims, and regulatory, tax, and government inquiries and investigations are inherently uncertain. Therefore, if one or more of these matters were resolved against us for amounts in excess of management’s expectations, our results of operations and financial condition, including in a particular reporting period in which any such outcome becomes probable and estimable, could be materially adversely affected.
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